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(Refile to correct spelling of judokas in paragraph 1) By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Reigning champion judoka Shohei Ono, 29, made his way into the semifinals on Monday seeking to win his sec...

Alex Verdugo broke up a no-hit bid from Domingo German in the eighth inning, opening the door to five runs as the Boston Red Sox rallied past the visiting New York Yankees for a 5-4 win in the finale ...

By Paresh Dave YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) - Canada softball pitcher Lauren Regula's husband and three children will not be there in person to watch her take on either Australia or Mexico for a bronze m...

By Chang-Ran Kim CHIBA, Japan (Reuters) - An Iranian taekwondo athlete narrowly missed winning a historic first medal for the Refugee Olympic Team on Sunday but the head of the sport's governing body ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Most athletes had to bid farewell to their partners before heading to the Tokyo Olympics due to COVID-19 restrictions, but not so for equestrians Jonelle and Tim Price. The world num...

By Rozanna Latiff TOKYO (Reuters) - After a serving of cake with her team mates, Greece's Maria Sakkari celebrated her 26th birthday with an emphatic 6-1 6-2 win over Nina Stojanovic of Serbia in the ...

By Steve Keating TOKYO (Reuters) - Simone Biles and rest of the United States women's gymnastics squad will look to put an uninspired qualification effort in the rearview mirror on Tuesday when they d...

By Karolos Grohmann TOKYO (Reuters) - Coverage of the Tokyo 2020 Games by the official Olympic broadcaster will focus only on athletes' performances and adopt a more gender-neutral approach to filming...

By Richa Naidu TOKYO (Reuters) - Many of the 173 badminton players at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics were pushed into the sport by enthusiastic parents hoping to raise the next Lin Dan of China. But a look a...

By Simon Evans, Aaron Sheldrick and Martin Petty TOKYO (Reuters) - The great pool rivalry between Australia and the U.S. passed to a new generation on Monday when a 20-year-old known as "Terminator" h...